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| View Article | 8:01 p.m. | February 27, 2026 | WTTW | Week in Review: Jesse Jackson Memorial Services; Bears Stadium Battle | https://news.wttw.com/2026/02/27/week-review-jesse-jackson-memorial-services-bears-stadium-battle | Mourners from around the country come to Chicago to pay final respects to the Rev. Jesse Jackson. Thousands descend on the Rainbow PUSH Coalition headquarters as Jackson lies in repose ahead of a week of memorial services. Six Illinois Democrats skip the longest-ever State of the Union address. ## Thanks … |
| View Article | 8:01 p.m. | February 27, 2026 | NBC Local | Trump, Pritzker trade shots after governor accuses him of plan to ‘steal' 2026 midterm election | https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/trump-pritzker-trade-shots-after-governor-accuses-him-of-plan-to-steal-2026-midterm-election/3901204/ | President Donald Trump and Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker exchanged barbs on Friday, with the 2026 primary elections and crime in Illinois at the center of the latest clash. The most recent spate started on Friday after a reporter posed a question to Trump outside the White House. Stream NBC 5 … |
| View Article | 8:01 p.m. | February 27, 2026 | NBC Local | Chicago couple pulls off wedding – with plenty of help – after Mexico violence derails plans | https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/chicago-couple-pulls-off-wedding-with-plenty-of-help-after-mexico-violence-derails-plans/3901226/ | Chicagoans stepped up to help a couple pull off their dream wedding after their original ceremony was canceled amid violence in Mexico following the killing of a drug kingpin. More than 70 people died in the [ attempt to capture Nemesio Oseguera Cervantes ][7] and the aftermath, authorities previously said. … |
| View Article | 8:01 p.m. | February 27, 2026 | NBC Local | Key dates to know for the 2026 Primary Election in Illinois | https://www.nbcchicago.com/illinois-election-2026/key-dates-to-know-for-the-2026-primary-election-in-illinois/3901180/ | The upcoming Primary Election has the potential to make history in more ways than one, so Chicago-area residents will want to be sure to pull out a calendar and jot down the key dates to keep in mind this voting season. Residents will vote on congressional and gubernatorial candidates, as … |
| View Article | 8:01 p.m. | February 27, 2026 | NBC Local | What it would take for lawmakers to back a Bears move to Arlington Heights | https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/what-it-would-take-for-lawmakers-to-back-a-bears-move-to-arlington-heights/3901241/ | Chicago lawmakers are unwilling to let the Chicago Bears go unless they get something in return. So what would it take to get a deal done in Arlington Heights? The Bears need Chicago Democrats on board to get key legislation passed in Springfield. The megaprojects bill would allow the Bears … |
| View Article | 8:01 p.m. | February 27, 2026 | Fox Chicago | 37-year-old shot while sitting in car on West Side: police | http://www.fox32chicago.com/news/37-year-old-shot-while-sitting-car-west-side-police | **CHICAGO** \- A 37-year-old man is in critical condition after being shot while inside a car in the Austin neighborhood on Friday, according to Chicago police. What we know: In the 1000 block of N. Leamington Ave., a 37-year-old man was inside a car around 5:24 p.m. when he was … |
| View Article | 8:01 p.m. | February 27, 2026 | Fox Chicago | Family creates support fund after fatal crash rocks dance community | http://www.fox32chicago.com/news/family-creates-support-fund-after-fatal-crash-rocks-dance-community | ![Support fund to support Bishop Ford Expressway crash victims][1] #### [ Support fund to support Bishop Ford Expressway crash victims ][2] The family of one of the dancers killed on the Bishop Ford Expressway is putting together a fund to help everyone feeling this loss. #### The Brief * * … |
| View Article | 8 p.m. | February 27, 2026 | Columbia Chronicle | Award-winning photographer Joel Sternfeld gives lecture on color in photography | https://columbiachronicle.com/campus/award-winning-photographer-joel-sternfeld-gives-lecture-on-color-in-photography/ | Working in color was once considered “career suicide,” photographer Joel Sternfeld told a packed Ferguson Lecture Hall audience this week. When he first began taking photos in the 1970s, there was a sort of taboo against taking photographs in color. He chose it anyway, and it ultimately shaped his career, … |
| View Article | 8 p.m. | February 27, 2026 | Chicago Tribune | Two arrests in infamous South Shore immigration raid among dozens that violated consent decree, judge rules | https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/02/27/two-arrested-south-shore-immigration-raid-consent-decree/ | The arrests of two people in the infamous overnight raid of an apartment building in South Shore were among more than 30 Operation Midway Blitz cases where immigration agents violated a 2022 consent decree limiting so-called warrantless arrests, a federal judge ruled Friday. After a lengthy oral ruling, U.S. District … |
| View Article | 8 p.m. | February 27, 2026 | Chicago Sun-Times | Pritzker backs Croke in comptroller race, but does that mean she'll do governor's bidding? | https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/2026/02/27/contributions-state-comptroller-susana-mendoza-pritzker-croke-villa-kifowit-kim | * SHARE * COPY LINK Share CLOSE * [ Twitter ][48] * [ Facebook ][49] * [ Bluesky ][50] * [ Email ][51] * [ Reddit ][52] * [ Flipboard ][53] State Rep. Margaret Croke, D-Chicago, who is running for Illinois comptroller, reported receiving the maximum campaign contribution of $72,800 … |
| View Article | 8 p.m. | February 27, 2026 | Chicago Sun-Times | Man convicted of sex trafficking a teen girl in Lansing | https://chicago.suntimes.com/crime/2026/02/27/man-convicted-of-sex-trafficking-a-teen-girl-in-lansing | * SHARE * COPY LINK Share CLOSE * [ Twitter ][40] * [ Facebook ][41] * [ Bluesky ][42] * [ Email ][43] * [ Reddit ][44] * [ Flipboard ][45] A 40-year-old Chicago man was convicted of federal charges of sex trafficking a teen girl, authorities said on Friday. … |
| View Article | 8 p.m. | February 27, 2026 | Chicago Sun-Times | In the NBA, there's a difference between 'tanking' and 'positioning' | https://chicago.suntimes.com/bulls/2026/02/27/in-the-nba-theres-a-difference-between-tanking-and-positioning-scoop-jackson | * SHARE * COPY LINK Share CLOSE * [ Twitter ][32] * [ Facebook ][33] * [ Bluesky ][34] * [ Email ][35] * [ Reddit ][36] * [ Flipboard ][37] Question: Can we elevate the conversation? You know, from tanking in the NBA to what it actually is? Because … |
| View Article | 8 p.m. | February 27, 2026 | Chicago Sun-Times | What’s in our ballot builder — and what’s not | https://chicago.suntimes.com/elections/2026/02/27/whats-in-our-ballot-builder-and-whats-not | * SHARE * COPY LINK Share CLOSE * [ Twitter ][13] * [ Facebook ][14] * [ Bluesky ][15] * [ Email ][16] * [ Reddit ][17] * [ Flipboard ][18] ### What’s in our ballot builder This ballot tool covers primary election races in the following counties: **Cook** (including … |
| View Article | 8 p.m. | February 27, 2026 | Chicago Sun-Times | Judge orders 32 detainees released over ICE consent decree violations, but some have already been deported | https://chicago.suntimes.com/immigration/2026/02/27/judge-orders-32-detainees-released-over-ice-consent-decree-violations-unclear-how-many-still-in-custody | * SHARE * COPY LINK Share CLOSE * [ Twitter ][1] * [ Facebook ][2] * [ Bluesky ][3] * [ Email ][4] * [ Reddit ][5] * [ Flipboard ][6] A federal judge ordered the release Friday of 32 people arrested during Operation Midway Blitz because of violations of … |
| View Article | 8 p.m. | February 27, 2026 | CBS Local | University of Chicago men's basketball team setting sights on Division III national championship | https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/university-of-chicago-mens-basketball-national-championship-aspirations/ | It's already been a historic season for the University of Chicago men's basketball team, as they reached #1 in the nation in the Division III rankings for just the second time in program history. They knew big things were a possibility this season, and they still have one big goal … |
| View Article | 8 p.m. | February 27, 2026 | CBS Local | Chicago elementary school students perform "Heroes of the Harlem Renaissance" show for Black History Month. | https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/chicago-elementary-school-students-heroes-of-the-harlem-renaissance-black-history-month/ | A group of South Side elementary school students ended Black History Month by staging and performing "Heroes of the Harlem Renaissance," doing everything from stage crew to starring in the production. Jhaianne Cooper is the creative mind at Mount Vernon Elementary School on the Far South Side that came up … |
| View Article | 8 p.m. | February 27, 2026 | CBS Local | Neil Sedaka, singer whose hits included "Laughter in the Rain," dies at 86 | https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/neil-sedaka-singer-songwriter-laughter-in-the-rain-dies-dies-age-86/ | Neil Sedaka, the prominent singer-songwriter whose string of hits in the 1960s and '70s included "Laughter in the Rain," "Breaking Up is Hard to Do" and "Calendar Girl," has died, a representative confirmed to CBS News on Friday. He was 86. "Our family is devastated by the sudden passing of … |
| View Article | 8 p.m. | February 27, 2026 | CBS Local | Some high school students in Gary, Indiana, can now earn free college degrees | https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/free-college-degrees-gary-indiana-21st-century-academy/ | There was a big celebration in Gary, Indiana, on Friday for a remarkable program that allows high school students to get college degrees for free. It was a day to remember as the GEO 21st Century Academy formalized agreements with three northwest Indiana colleges – Ivy Tech Community College Lake … |
| View Article | 8 p.m. | February 27, 2026 | ABC Local | Federal prosecutors in Luigi Mangione case won't appeal ruling that took death penalty off the table | https://abc7chicago.com/post/federal-prosecutors-appeal-ruling-barring-death-penalty-luigi-mangione-case/18659124/ | NEW YORK -- Federal prosecutors in New York signaled in a letter to the court Friday that they would not appeal a judge's decision that removed the death penalty from consideration in the case against Luigi Mangione. This means the federal trial is expected to begin this fall with jury … |
| View Article | 8 p.m. | February 27, 2026 | ABC Local | Woman found dead outside hotel in Elk Grove Village victim of homicide, officials say | https://abc7chicago.com/post/elk-grove-village-death-investigation-woman-found-dead-outside-extended-stay-hotel-landmeier-higgins-road-victim-homicide/18658951/ | ELK GROVE VILLAGE, Ill. (WLS) -- Investigators now say a woman [ found dead outside an Elk Grove Village hotel ][13] this week was the victim of a homicide. An autopsy determined she died from multiple "sharp force" injuries, officials said Friday. _The video in the player above is from … |